CVE-2022-44666

HIGHNVD 7.88.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 8.0 because EPSS predicts 41% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (98th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 41%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Windows Contacts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
8.0HIGHhigh confidence
EG Risk
53
EG Risk 53/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity80% × 45%
Exploitation41% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
41%
EPSS %ILE
98th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

December 13, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 26, 2026
Patch available. Sources: microsoft.
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44666

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-44666(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCj00sean/CVE-2022-44666
    First seen Feb 15, 2023

    Write-up for another forgotten Windows vulnerability (0day): Microsoft Windows Contacts (VCF/Contact/LDAP) syslink control href attribute escape, which was not fully fixed as CVE-2022-44666 in the patches released on December, 2022.

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-44666?
CVE-2022-44666 is a high vulnerability published on December 13, 2022. Windows Contacts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
When was CVE-2022-44666 disclosed?
CVE-2022-44666 was first published on December 13, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-44666 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-44666 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (98th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-44666?
CVE-2022-44666 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.0 (HIGH).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-44666?
A fix for CVE-2022-44666 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2022-44666 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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